The Team
Grace Church is served by two pastors and a Director of Operations. They are a team with diverse gifts but share the same convictions and values. All of them have been trained at the Sovereign Grace Ministries Pastors College.
Mark Lauterbach is our Senior Pastor. He leads the pastoral team, serves as primary teacher, and oversees the office staff. After more than twenty years of pastoral experience, Mark became part of Sovereign Grace Ministries in 2003. He is from Pittsburgh originally and thinks that casual dress means jeans and tennis shoes (he wore a tie to high school!). He is a Steelers fan despite living in Charger territory. He likes classical music, jazz, and bluegrass. He and his wife Rondi have three adult children, all married, and one grandchild. They live in Escondido.
Dan Wilson also serves on the pastoral team. A native of San Diego, Dan brought his family to Grace Church early in its history. As he led a home group and experienced unusual fruitfulness there, the pastors asked him to consider the Pastors College as well. He attended in 2002 and now serves in family ministries: children, youth, and counseling. He enjoys karate, music that sounds best when it is loud, and lives with his wife Leslie and eight children in Santee.
Tom White serves us our Director of Operations and oversees all things team-building and servant building. He is a native of many places, most recently lived in Gaithersburg Maryland, and is married with 3 adult children and two grandsons. He plays guitar, golf, and is a handyman at home.